One hundred nine New Trier graduates awarded Seal of Biliteracy
One hundred nine New Trier graduates are recent recipients of the Seal of Biliteracy, an award granted by the Illinois State Board of Education and given by New Trier High School’s Modern and Classical Languages Department in recognition and celebration of students who demonstrate a high level of proficiency in English and one or more other languages.
Students demonstrate their language proficiency by earning an English score of 21 or higher on the ACT or a score of 4.8 on the ACCESS exam. Students can show proficiency in another language earning a 4 or a 5 on the AP (Advanced Placement) language exam or by taking a state approved test, such as the AAPPL (Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages) exam, and earning an Intermediate High or Advanced score.
Learning another language prepares students to be citizens of the global community by developing an awareness and appreciation of other cultures. The process of learning to comprehend and communicate in another language develops insight into the nature of language, as well as connections to other disciplines. The Seal of Biliteracy builds upon the rich linguistic and cultural assets of the district and community, providing students with the necessary skills to be successful in college, career and life.
The Modern and Classical Languages Department is honored to recognize the following qualified New Trier seniors who demonstrated proficiency in more than one language:
- Chinese: Keira Botjer, Ashley Chow, Andrew Hervey Gill, Aimee Hong, Bowen Huang, Abbey Konosky, Si Roger Li, Anya Claire Liu, Viren Maira, Hope Pu, Nora Pu, Catherine Regan, Angelica Wenhui She, Ryan Wu, Maryanne T. Xu, Jeffrey Yuan, Jacob Zheng
- French: Jolie Armstrong, Polly Mey Frazer, Noam Bixente Gomez, Isabel Clarice Hernandez, Hugo Moslener, Emma Powers, Lily Schwartz, Luisa V. Struck, Elizabeth Gayle Walther
- German: Inka Alberts, Nora Dolce, Isabel Clarice Hernandez, Eleanor Murphy, Emma Powers, Aidia Michels Steen, Luisa V. Struck, Oscar Tschackert, Nicholas W. Wilson
- Greek: Kostas Alexakis, Gregory George Argionis
- Japanese: Hana Shibazaki, Myu Okumura Vizconde
- Korean: Hyeongrok Choi, Sanguk Han, Taeyoung Lee, Yeonjun Lee, Ellie Song
- Latin: Lauren Nash
- Polish: Anneli Alfredeen, Emilia Krolikowski, Michael Alexander Lopez, Victoria Maya Wojcik
- Portuguese: Yeonjun Lee
- Russian: Toni Dzhonnievich Khanunik, Elena Polonsky
- Spanish: Joshua Agrest, Inka Alberts, Anneli Alfredeen, Arrieta Angueira Salbidegoitia, Madeleine Nicole Arend, Gregory George Argionis, Isabella Thorne Augustynski, Alberto Ayerza, Mira Balzano, Michael James Bender, Samuel Browne, Jennifer Buyer, Michael Caplan, Sofia Capone, Nicole Carbonell, Kaley Carpenter, William Joseph Cesaretti, Angel Andres Criollo, Timothy Dale, Lucas Eisen, Jayden Fogel, Natalie Freres, Michael J. Geohas, Stefan Gjaja, Joshua Grossman, William Guidotti, Sage Harper, Skyler Willow Harris, Isabel Clarice Hernandez, John Hurley, Lara Nicole Jacobsen, Patrick Aiden Jamieson, Quinton Jones, Daniel Michael Kaye, Alaina Keipert, David Kherson, Naomi Kravitz, Emilia Krolikowski, Sofia Lampe, Allison Lee, Shayna Leinberger, Alexander Lesperance, Daphne Lien, Lula Macey, Peyton Meyer, Maya Morales, Jaya Nambiar, Penny Popoff, James Preston Pryor, Keely Roberts, Maximilian James Ryerson, Jane Sanderson, Benjamin Schonberg, Luke Christian Schuette, Noah Shannon, Angelica Wenhui She, Jiaying Shen, Henry Sheridan, Beccan Simon, Elaine Skiadas, Aidia Michels Steen, Ethan Stern, Alexandra Van der Perre-Faddul, Lauren Van Neck, Emily Viteri, Eleanor Witzel, Mark David Wood, Rosemary Joy Wynnychenko
Of special note are 10 students who qualify for the Seal of Biliteracy in multiple languages, Inka Alberts (German and Spanish), Anneli Alfredeen (Polish and Spanish), Gregory George Argionis (Greek and Spanish), Isabel Clarice Hernandez (French, German, and Spanish), Emilia Krolikowski (Polish and Spanish), Yeonjun Lee (Korean and Portuguese), Emma Powers (French and German), Angelica Wenhui She (Chinese and Spanish), Aidia Michels Steen (German and Spanish), and Luisa V. Struck (French and German).
Students who qualify for the Seal of Biliteracy based on their AP exam in May 2022 will be awarded this honor in the fall.
